More great news! HSBC, First Direct & M & S bank customers, will be able to access their accounts via all Post Office branches, from the 8th of May they can make free cash withdrawals, and pay in cash or cheques using their own personal paying in slip! This means over 95 % of us can access our accounts without going into “town”, and help keep our little Post Offices going!
The “contactless” payment option is now also live, so when paying by chip & pin cards for amounts less than £15, the little screen on the pin pad will show the “wave” symbol, simply apply your card onto the screen and bingo, no pin needed! I have tried it, the card needs to be quite close, and so no chance of paying for someone else’s shopping by accident!
We will be closed for the two Bank Holiday Mondays at either end of May, I am sure that pensions etc that are paid on Mondays will be available on the Friday before!
We now have ice-cream in anticipation of a heat wave!
Love from Karen & Angela
Blewbury Post Office